Iraq condemns deadly Taliban attack on army posts in western Afghanistan
May 07, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Baghdad, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraq on Tuesday strongly condemned a Taliban attack against military posts in Afghanistan's western province of Farah.
Iraq condemns Israeli airstrikes against Gaza
May 06, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI) Iraq on Monday strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli airstrikes against the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip, which led to the death of many civilians and the destruction of infrastructure, the Foreign Ministry said.
Iraq summons US diplomat over offensive comments
Apr 28, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Baghdad, Apr 28 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Sunday said that it has summoned the charge d'affaires of the US embassy in Baghdad over comments on social media considered offensive to the diplomatic norms.
Six IS militants killed in operation in northern Iraq
Apr 26, 2019, at 10:02 am
Baghdad, Apr 25 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraqi security forces on Thursday killed six Islamic State (IS) militants in an operation at a rugged area in the northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.
Pentagon confirms death of one US soldier in Iraq
Apr 22, 2019, at 10:07 am
Washington, April 22 (Xinhua/UNI) The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday one US soldier was killed in a non-combat related incident in Iraq.
Four IS militants killed in clashes in Iraq's Diyala
Apr 13, 2019, at 05:48 am
Baghdad, Apr 13 (Xinhua/UNI) Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Friday in clashes with security forces at a rural area in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, the provincial police chief said.
Iraq: 12 militants of IS killed in military operation
Apr 12, 2019, at 01:23 pm
Baghdad, Apr 12 (UNI): Twelve Islamic State (IS) militants were killed when Iraqi security forces launched an operation in the Himreen mountain range in Iraq's Salahudin and Diyala.
Twelve IS militants killed in military operation in central Iraq
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:59 am
Baghdad, Apr 12 (Xinhua/UNI) Twelve Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Thursday when Iraqi security forces launched an operation in the Himreen mountain range that stretches in Iraq's central provinces of Salahudin and Diyala.
IS militants kill tribal fighter, wound two in Iraq
Apr 10, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Baghdad, Apr 10 (Xinhua) A paramilitary tribal fighter was killed and two were injured in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants attack near the city of Fallujah in Iraq's western province of al-Anbar, a security source said on Wednesday.
Four IS militants, 2 people killed in Iraq
Apr 09, 2019, at 10:00 am
Baghdad, Apr 9 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraqi forces on Monday killed four Islamic State (IS) militants in the country's western province of al-Anbar, while a policeman and a child were killed in the central province of Salahudin, security sources said.
Iraqi forces capture IS militants in operations in eastern Iraq
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:25 am
Baghdad, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraqi forces on Sunday dismantled three Islamic State (IS) sleeper cells and arrested a number of IS militants, including a prominent group leader, in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source said.
3 civilians killed in car bomb explosion in western Iraq
Apr 05, 2019, at 08:38 am
Baghdad, Apr 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Three civilians were killed and another was wounded Thursday in a car bomb explosion in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial source said.
4 IS militants killed in airstrike in eastern Iraq: sources
Apr 03, 2019, at 09:57 am
Baghdad, Apr 3 (Xinhua/UNI) At least four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike on their hideout in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, provincial security sources said.
Two security members, IS militant killed in attacks in Iraq
Mar 31, 2019, at 09:21 am
Baghdad, Mar 31 (Xinhua/UNI) Two security members and an Islamic State (IS) militant were killed Saturday in two incidents in central and western Iraq, security sources said.
Iraq arrests 2 responsible for deadly ferryboat sinking in Mosul
Mar 30, 2019, at 10:03 am
Baghdad, Mar 30 (Xinhua/UNI) The crisis group set up to run Iraq's northern province of Nineveh said on Friday that two people responsible for the deadly sinking of a ferryboat in Tigris River were arrested.
Iraq rejects Trump's recognition of Israel's sovereignty over Syria's Golan
Mar 23, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Baghdad, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraq rejected on Saturday the call of US President Donald Trump to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said.
Iraqi authorities detain 16 suspects in wake of Mosul Ferry Crash : Military official
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:59 am
Moscow, Mar 23 (Sputnik/UNI) The Iraqi authorities detained 16 suspects in the case of the deadly ferry accident in the Tigris River near Mosul in the northern Nineveh province, Maj. Gen. Najim Abdullah Jubouri, the provincial military commander, said.
About 90 suffocate from gas leak in eastern Iraq: health ministry
Mar 16, 2019, at 10:00 am
Baghdad, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) About 90 people suffocated from the leak of chlorine gas in Iraq's eastern city of Kut, capital of Wasit Province, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said Friday.
Nine IS militants killed in airstrike in northern Iraq
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:57 am
Baghdad, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI) Nine Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike by Iraqi airforce and international coalition aircraft in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.
One killed, six injured in bomb attack in central Iraq
Mar 11, 2019, at 09:39 am
Bagdad, Mar 11 (Xinhua/UNI) An explosive expert affiliated to the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces was killed and six paramilitary members were wounded on Sunday in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq's north central province of Salahudin, a security source said.
Fourteen French IS members to be tried in Iraq: newspaper
Mar 10, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Baghdad, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI): Fourteen French Islamic State (IS) militants previously transferred from neighboring Syria to Iraq are currently facing trial by Iraqi courts, a local official newspaper said on Sunday.
Iran plans to establish marketing center in Iraq's capital to market products
Mar 10, 2019, at 08:50 am
Tehran, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI): Iran is planning to establish a center in the Iraqi capital Baghdad for marketing its products in the neighboring country, Tehran Times daily reported Saturday.
Six IS militants killed in operation in eastern Iraq
Mar 09, 2019, at 09:47 am
Baghdad, Mar 9 (Xinhua/UNI): A total of six Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and seven of their hideouts destroyed in a two-week operation by security forces to chase the extremist militants in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial official said on Friday.
Iraq: Four IS terrorists killed during airstrike
Feb 17, 2019, at 09:22 am
Baghdad, Feb 17 (IBNS): During an airstrike in Iraqi province of Diyala on Saturday, at least four Islamic State terrorists were killed, media reports said.
Feb 14, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS): Despite some positive developments following years of brutal conflict, Iraq is gripped by political stalemate and a continued humanitarian crisis that is hampering the stabilization of the country, the head of the UN Assistance Mission in the country, (UNAMI), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Deadly bombing in Iraq's Tal Afar kills 2, ISIS claims responsibility
Dec 26, 2018, at 09:33 am
Baghdad, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when a car bomb exploded in an outdoor market in the city of Tal Afar in northwestern Iraq on Tuesday, media reports said.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with Iraqi PM on defeating IS
Dec 22, 2018, at 08:29 am
Washington, Dec 22 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke on Friday with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi and discussed the issue of U.S.-Iraq partnership to defeat terrorist group Islamic State (IS), officials said.
Iraq: Over 150,000 children endangered by ‘freezing’ temperatures, warns UNICEF
Dec 11, 2018, at 08:27 am
New York, Dec 11 (IBNS): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has ramped up efforts to provide warm clothes and life-saving supplies to more than 150,000 displaced children across northern Iraq whose lives are threatened by freezing temperatures.
Nov 20, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Conflict and inequality remain the defining features of children being raised in Iraq today, according to the first comprehensive survey conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in seven years.
Outgoing UN official praises Iraq’s ‘exemplary peaceful transfer of power’ at the top
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:47 am
New York, Nov 14 (IBNS): In his last briefing as the top United Nations official in Iraq, Ján Kubiš updated the Security Council on the country’s post-election political settlement, commending the “exemplary peaceful transfer of power” between Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his successor, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, who was sworn in at the end of October.